Age, sex, anatomical disease extent, and treatment of patients using the filter paper technique. Disease activity was assessed using sigmoidoscopic score (scores 2 and 3 are active UC, scores 0 and 1 are inactive UC24)
| Ulcerative colitis | Controls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | Inactive | ||||
| n | 21 | 20 | 16 | ||
| Age (years) (median (IQR)) | 43 (33–53) | 51 (40–66) | 49 (36–55) | ||
| Sex (M/F) | 11/10 | 11/9 | 9/7 | ||
| Disease extent | |||||
| Distal colitis | 14 | 8 | — | ||
| Left sided colitis | 4 | 9 | — | ||
| Extensive colitis | 3 | 3 | — | ||
| Treatment | |||||
| Oral or topical 5ASA | 20 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Oral or topical steroids | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Azathioprine | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||